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Pentagon Presses Case For European GMD System; Czechs May Be Given Contractor Work

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Monday, January 21st, 2008

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Gates Meets With Polish Counterpart Klich; Poland May Gain U.S. Air Defense Aid U.S. Argues The System Would Benefit Europe U.S. military leaders are urging Poland to approve U.S. plans to construct a ballistic missile defense system that would include interceptor missiles and ground silos in Poland, and an agreement is emerging between the Czech Republic, where radar would operate, and the United States that would give Czech firms a role in the project. Americans participated in negotiations in the…

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